19Feb/17

More inquiries on organ donation after Namewee video on ‘non-halal’ organs – Malay Mail Online


Malay Mail Online

More inquiries on organ donation after Namewee video on ‘non-halal’ organs
Malay Mail Online
“The awareness has somehow grown as many are becoming more curious about the issue… they want the answer [on how to become an organ pledger],” he told Malay Mail Online. Controversial entertainer Wee Meng Chee, or Namewee, posted a video on YouTube

19Feb/17

Melbourne photojournalist Andrew Chapman documents journey of organ donation after undergoing his own transplant – Herald Sun


Herald Sun

Melbourne photojournalist Andrew Chapman documents journey of organ donation after undergoing his own transplant
Herald Sun
Working with non-profit Donate Life, the photographer was given rare, behind-the-scenes access to capture the emotion of someone in their final moments of life and receiving the gift of organ donation. Andrew Chapman’s exhibition includes emotional …

19Feb/17

Pancreatic islet cells in animals can ‘flip’ their fate to produce insulin – Science Daily


Science Daily

Pancreatic islet cells in animals can ‘flip’ their fate to produce insulin
Science Daily
Studies of human pancreases from diabetic cadaver donors suggest that the alpha cells’ “career change” also occurs naturally in diabetic humans, but on a much smaller and slower scale. The research suggests that scientists may one day be able to take …

19Feb/17

To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source – WDEF News 12


WDEF News 12

To fill organ donation gap in China, doctors turn to surprising source
WDEF News 12
JINAN, China — This past Tuesday was National Donor Day in the U.S. It’s held every Feb. 14 to raise awareness of the lifesaving benefits of organ, eye, and tissue donation. There are about 120,000 Americans on the national transplant waiting list. In

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18Feb/17

BC transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

BC transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise
CBC.ca
There has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors who have died of drug overdoses in British Columbia, says a leading transplant specialist. Dr. David Landsberg, head of the province’s renal transplant program, said 25 per cent of
Canada fentanyl abuse crisis leads to more organ transplantsInquirer.net

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